Today, my older boyfriend and I went shopping together. When we arrived at the till, the cashier looked at me and asked, "Is this your pop?" I replied "No, this is my boyfriend, but we get that a lot." She paused, pointed at the case of Coke in the cart and said again, "Is this your pop?" FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my boyfriend and I went to a furniture store. We split up for a bit, and after a while I went to find him. A salesman noticed I seemed to be looking around for him and said, "Oh, your son is upstairs." We're the same age. FML
Today, a client stared at me in disbelief after I mentioned that I had a boyfriend. FML
Today, I went into the store where my boyfriend works. I saw him talking to a customer, his back was facing me, so I went up and smacked his butt. Turns out it wasn't him. FML
Today, I was taking my boyfriend to the mall. In the parking lot I pointed out an old man in a vibrant pink sweater who was leaving by saying "He is so gay." My boyfriend got out of the car and walked towards the man calling "Hey Papaw!" It was his grandfather. FML
Today, a woman came up to me and sheepishly asked if my son is single. He's not my son, he's my boyfriend. FML
Today, I called my boyfriend's job to ask him a question. His co-worker answered the phone, and when I asked for my boyfriend, he assumed I was someone else. Who exactly would that someone else be? FML
Today, at my job as a cashier, a man and his 3-year old son got in line. The father said, "Give this to the pretty lady," looking at me. The kid looks at me, looks at his dad, and walks over to the next cashier. FML
Today, my boyfriend told me he'd drive me to the jeweler's to pick out a ring. We drove there, I picked the ring, and the sales person rang it up. I glanced at my boyfriend, only for him to reply, "Well don't look at me!" FML
Today, I was shopping at Costco for a romantic evening with my girlfriend, I bought some flowers, dinner, and a super pack of condoms, At the register behind me, I heard somebody say, "Good thing my daughter has a responsible boyfriend." It was my girlfriend's father. FML
Today, on more than one occasion, I was mistaken for my boyfriend's mother, by his own family. FML
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Tripartita 45
You gotta own it, OP! Grab that case of coke, hold it close to you, and say, "Come on, honey, we're leaving!"
LyricaSilvan 30
I'm a little confused as to why you made that mistake. You were shopping. You should have logically assumed she meant the sodas. Especially since calling one's dad "Pop" is an extremely outdated thing.
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604 11
HA!
LyricaSilvan 30
I'm a little confused as to why you made that mistake. You were shopping. You should have logically assumed she meant the sodas. Especially since calling one's dad "Pop" is an extremely outdated thing.
Zanquis 22
My guess is OP is around 70yrs and her BF is like 90yrs.. But good that they stay active and on sites like this.
species4872 20
What makes you think calling your dad pop is outdated? Just because you don't use it don't assume.
TheEpicKitten 20
Calling soda, "pop" is also very outdated
madscientist_17 15
Not in Ohio!!!
Benpie 22
She made the mistake because it's called soda
WhatHappenedToIt 22
no its not. I call my dad's dad pop and he calls him pop too. it's a culture thing.
LyricaSilvan 30
Far more people still use "pop" to mean "soda" these days than to refer to their dads. So my point still stands. And regardless, she was still in a store, buying soda. She should have caught the hint, whether she uses "pop" that way or not.
sassypenguinxox 15
Actually I hear people use pop for dad more than soda so I don't think you point really does stand
Xcizer 17
She was in a store with her older boyfriend who often gets confused for her father. Of course she's going to think the cashier is referring to her boyfriend. Also, many more people use pop as father than soda.
evilplatypus 39
I hear "pop" referring to father far more frequently than I hear it referring to soda. I've only met one person offline who called soda "pop".
pjsr 33
It's called pop in most of the USA.
Starlight8 14
Pop isn't outdated...
Namenlos_fml 20
Maybe because they get that question enough that it becomes second nature to answer the way the OP did. Also, I'm a little confused as to why the cashier asked the question like that. If it's in their cart, chances are it's theirs.
Thegogosgirl Niki 9
it's a dialectic difference
Katie Green 1
Using 'pop' isn't outdated at all. I and many people I know use it all the time. I think your most likely to use 'pop' in England and 'soda' in other countries e.g. USA because I never use soda or hear anyone around me say that in England.
ashbee11790 8
I live in the south and if someone asked me about my "pop" I would think they were asking about my dad, not soda. It just depends on where you live and the slang for the area.
Xcizer 17
Who the **** calls soda pop, I've called my dad pop before.
foxesntea 22
I call soda, pop I heard it's mostly a Canadian thing.
tanman230 10
calling soda "pop" is extremely out dated
Tripartita 45
You gotta own it, OP! Grab that case of coke, hold it close to you, and say, "Come on, honey, we're leaving!"
RichardPencil 32
What a dumb cashier! How is a case of Coke going to father a child? It's biologically impossible!
maharb01 17
an excellent reason to call it soda, or coke, if I've ever heard one
species4872 20
In Australia it isn't called soda or soda pop, Any carbonated drink is called a "soft drink"
raven_of_azarath 35
In the US, they're called pretty much everything. Soda, soda water, soft drink, pop, coke (even if it's not coke), drink.
raven_of_azarath 35
In the US, they're called everything. Soda, soda water, pop, coke (even if it's not Coke), drink.
LovelyGinger 14
That was just a really good save by the cashier. "Oh **** I just mistook a couple for relatives uhhhhh oh I'll just play it off!"
jcash52426 5
No this is snap. Crackle and pop are home watching tv.
TheNewGuy03 29
This when you point to Iggy Pop, who is coincidentally standing directly behind you. You have to claim him, of course.
Iamleftout 1
To everyone saying that calling soda 'pop' is very outdated are actually incorrect. I live in Washington state and a majority of the people here call it pop instead of soda. And to everyone saying that calling your dad 'pop' is also very outdated are incorrect as well. I used to call my dad pop all the time and have heard others say it as well.
Starlight8 14
I betcha she nazi that coming!